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@findlatergroup.bsky.social
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Professor of Chemistry at the University of California at Merced; Currently serving as Interim Dean of the School of Natural Sciences... officially unofficial... opinions may be the ravings of a mad Titan / PI. He/His

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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is fantastic news! @songlin1.bsky.social is hugely deserving, a fantastic chemist and a lovely person
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NIH folks... didn't R03's used by $200k for 2 years? It looks like it's limited to $50k direct costs per year now - but I'm seeing a bunch of R03s in Reporter that have the 'old' budget, did they get them in under the wire? With grad students support in the ~$70k p.a. that's a tight budget
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Has a picture ever 'rural-ed' this hard? Also, why does the barn need glasses... if I imagine the barn without them... oh my God, it's Super Barn!
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Canadian Journal of Chemistry @canjchem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Canadian Journal of Chemistry is now inviting Tutorial article proposals. Tutorials offer a step-by-step introduction to topics of interest to ongoing #ChemistryResearch in Canada, helping make specialized knowledge accessible to non-experts. How to submit 🧪 ow.ly/r9a050ZOHQx #Chemistry
Canadian Journal of Chemistry inviting submissions for tutorial articles with a colorful fractal design on the right.
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Yun S. Song @yun-s-song.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please help spread the word! We are recruiting multiple Postdoctoral Fellows as part of the recently launched Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative (BCBI) at UC Berkeley and UCSF. BCBI website: bcbi.berkeley.edu Apply by Nov 1, 2026: berkeley.infoready4.com#freeformComp... (1/n)
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Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative | Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026
Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/
Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Me: TV used to be so much better when you couldn't stream all the episodes at once... Also Me: Ugh, why isn't it Sunday yet, I wanna watch #Lanterns now!
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think I've seen this crop up here and there... but man, I'm seeing a lot of "major revisions" (even some "reject") for things that when you read them are really minor revisions at best...
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John Trant @trantteam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are hiring a postdoc! #Chemsky Looking for an expert in instrumental analytical instrument maintenance...I mean chemistry, specifically LC-MS, HPLC, GC-MS. Method development expertise with new analytes, and natural product isolation/identification are good!
trantteam.ca
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
*sigh* it's always Econ professors... I don't think there is a singular group of faculty that somehow believe they are more qualified and 'know better' than any other on a college campus (and I say this as an Orgo Prof!) (1/2)
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
10/10 no notes
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In case this hasn’t come up before… I hate ants
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Claire Cullingworth @ccullingworth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This made me smile, attached to an ordinary cast iron drainpipe on a house in Durham. #TinyJoys
A cast iron drain pipe going down the side of a white-painted house.  A crest of red feathers and a bright orange beak made from something solid have been attached around it.  It looks remarkably like "Feathers McGraw", the evil criminal penguin from The Wrong Trousers.
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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Inside you are 2 wolves: Wolf A: “Use your dang turn signal!” Wolf B: “Don’t trust that turn signal!”
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Jog on kitties"
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Perfection. No notes.
A green sticker on a lab door:  "stfu", then a fume hood cartoon with the hood marked with down arrows.

Underneath: "shut. the. fume. uood.  We meant to say 'hood'"

Stolen from labrats subreddit.
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Does anyone else remember Harry and the Hendersons? #SaturdayThoughts
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Yay Strontium and isotopes in general!
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UC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 03/09/2026
Calling ag tech companies! Applications are open for UC ANR Connect, connecting commercially ready technologies with CA growers & industry experts. Selected companies get grower feedback, industry connections + a live field demo. Apply by Sept. 18: ucanr.edu/blog/food-blog/article/ag-tech-cohort
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UC ANR Connect seeks commercially ready ag tech for California crops | Food Blog
Applications are now open for UC ANR Connect, a grower-informed commercialization program operated by UC ANR Innovate. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 18.
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Physicists in Science / Nature:
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Shia LaBeouf's Magic Moment
ALT: Shia LaBeouf's Magic Moment
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy (Pittsburgh, PA) is conducting an open rank search for a professor of medicinal chemistry or chemical biology: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio... #facultychemjobs #chemsky
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Faculty.Professor.Professor - Full-Time
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The (alleged) dimethylmercury incident at MIT: thoughts based on whywe know so far:
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The Alleged Dimethylmercury Incident
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 Postdoc opportunity! 🚨 I’m recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join my group @ucmerced.bsky.social Also interested in folks with experience of ligand synthesis for f-element separation science. Applications due Oct. 1, so a fast turnaround! aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02226 Please share/repost! 🧪⚗️
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Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Merced is hiring. Apply now!
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Huh… very cool and I need to read this… also, would have been cooler to see it do olefin metathesis 😉 /s lovely chemistry from @shenvi.bsky.social
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ok… Sheep Detectives is actually pretty damn good.
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Now Tim Curry? Dammit Janet
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
what the hell!?
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Fry's Skeptical Squint
ALT: Fry's Skeptical Squint
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I’m pretty sure the ACS (as chemists experience it), is a convenient distraction from the publishing arm of the process. If someone would like to disabuse me of this motion, I’m all ears (not really, it’s Saturday)
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In no small part my reaction to this was that Rich McCormick gave a clear lucid and reasonable response. Am I gonna be disappointed if I google this guy and find lots of horrible stuff?
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
There’s an old Bill Hicks bit about watching the show COPS and how he feels like a guy with a sore tooth that can’t stop touching it… yeah, that’s me, but with a few accounts back in the bad place. I know if shouldn’t read their tweets… I know I can block them, but there I go again checking (1/2)
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just learned today that @jenf.bsky.social is coming to @ucmerced.bsky.social for a seminar next Friday! Excitement she wrote!
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚨HIRING NEWS🚨 Come be my colleague! The Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC Merced is hiring for two positions in Biochemistry! One is at the assistant professor level and the other is open rank... if you have questions, let me know! Link: aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02218
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu
2 Positions - One Assistant Professor Ladder Rank & One Open Professor Ladder Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Biochemistry)
University of California, Merced is hiring. Apply now!
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wasn’t there a shark tank where a guy was pitching a 360 picture taking app that did this with an iPhone??
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is the correct take…
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Brian Wasik @brianrwasik.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I have no interest in hearing from someone, 'oh this can be ok cause I proposed this reform to NIH in 2003 to improve support for...' No. <spray bottle> This is a corrupt leadership not acting in good faith. You under no circumstances have to give benefit of doubt.
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Kay Severin @kay-severin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Faculty position in our institute @EPFL: www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Be it resolved that, until further notice, any grant or award received related to "AI" will not be announced on social media as it is incredibly demoralizing for all non-AI researchers to see every last grant dollar diverted into this boondoggle
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yay genetics!
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In case you’re wondering, Spider Man Brand New Day is outstanding
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I’d rather just purchase $69 of baked beans to eat
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Has anyone in California actually read the text of Prop 38 on the ballot this Fall? It is incredibly sus and I’ve only just learned about it… but happy to learn more!
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The School of Natural Sciences @ucmerced.bsky.social is now on YouTube! 🎥 The first two episodes of “Mondays with Michael” are live, highlighting the exciting research happening in our SNS labs. Inspired by UC Davis Dean Mark Stetter! www.youtube.com/@sns_ucmerced #FromTheValleyToTheStars
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School of Natural Sciences - UC Merced
Welcome to the official YouTube channel for the School of Natural Sciences at the University of California, Merced. Explore groundbreaking research, inspiring student and faculty stories, educational ...
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thoughts on the various Trump administration proposals to revamp US science funding - and what they all have in common:
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The Assault On Science Funding Continues
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I'm seeing a lot of posts about applying for jobs with <insert your preferred funding agency here> as program officers / division directors etc. and I dunno, its so important, but how the hell do you recommend a job like that to someone *right now* - talk about a thankless task... but also, (1/2)
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Our dept. is hiring: tenure track faculty positions with expertise in cosmetics, formulations, and/or organic chemistry. Feel free to ask any questions here. Priority for submissions by Oct. 1. careers.cpp.edu/po/en-us/job... #chemsky #chemchat
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Jobs - Job Details - Chemistry, Assistant Professor
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Is Olise cursed!!??
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
🚨 HIRING ALERT 🚨 we will be searching this Fall for TWO BIOCHEMISTS - one open rank position and one assistant professor position to support our new and growing Biochemistry major @ucmerced.bsky.social stay tuned for the official ads!!!
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Ottawa seems nice - just arrived at the hotel / apt thingy
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
it's only been 3 hours, but so far, I like Montreal
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